Saudi TV to telecast Arabic Masterchef
JEDDAH – The Saudi Radio and TV Corporation will soon air the Arabic version of the global show Masterchef on Saudi TV Channel One. This is the first time the show, which features Arab...
View ArticleMother develops child sex abuse film
RIYADH – A mother of four has made a short film that aims to educate little children about sexual abuse. The film was presented during the activities of the third TEDxKids Event, which kicked...
View ArticleCall for teaching medicine in Arabic
MADINAH — A medicine student has started a campaign calling for medicine and other sciences to be taught at university level in Arabic. In a televised interview on Saudi Channel One on...
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Pakistan has stood in solidarity with the people of Kashmir: Khayyam Akbar
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Khayyam Akbar, Deputy Head of the Mission at the Pakistan Embassy, reiterated the fact that Pakistan has never compromised and wavered from its principled stand on...
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Ethiopia has much to offer: Diplomat
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have had long standing relations for many centuries in terms of business, tourism, religion and people-to-people contact,...
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Winter windfall for EP tea vendors
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Eastern Province residents have been enjoying the winter by drinking special hot tea sold on the sidewalks of the Dammam Corniche areas. As...
View ArticleAl-Bir charity employees ‘fired arbitrarily’
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The executive manager of Al-Bir Charity Society has been accused of arbitrarily firing employees and issuing other directives that are against the law, Makkah...
View ArticleCustomers warned against face wash in barbershops
Saudi Gazette report BURAIDAH — Qassim Municipality has warned the public against using facial cleansers at barbershops, Makkah daily reported. The municipality claimed that most barbers use...
View ArticleFlimsy excuses
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz The Shoura Council is close to approving two days off a week for private-sector employees, the majority of whom are expatriates, and reduce weekly work hours from 48 to 40....
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‘Words & Illuminations’ expo in Madinah
MADINAH — On the occasion of Madinah being selected Capital of Islamic Culture 2013 by the Islamic Education Science and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the city is holding an exhibition to...
View ArticleStudents irked by university acceptance cold-calls
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Many scholarship students are receiving messages and calls from companies claiming they can get them accepted at universities abroad, Makkah daily reported. Nouf...
View ArticleBeggars pose as Syrian refugees to evoke sympathy
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A number of women beggars roam the streets pretending to be Syrian refugees to elicit sympathy from the public. They claim that they have fled the conflict back...
View ArticleRacial slurs
Abdulaziz Al-Samary Al-Jazirah A Saudi woman of Nigerian origin has launched the first campaign of its kind against racial discrimination when someone called her "a slave girl" in a...
View ArticleEconomists divided over 40-hour week
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of economic experts have criticized proposals to reduce working hours in the private sector, Al-Madinah daily reported. Some have stressed that it is...
View ArticleCar thief arrested
TABUK — Tabuk Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a car and shooting its owner. It is alleged that the man tried to stole the car parked infront of a bakery. When the owner...
View ArticleWoman shot in Makkah
MAKKAH — A 29 year-old woman was shot in the head and stomach in Makkah. The victim was rushed to King Faisal Hospital in critical condition where she underwent an immediate surgery. Police...
View ArticlePolice search for Asian harasser
TAIF — Taif Police are currently searching for an Asian male accused of harassing and beating up a woman in her 30s. According to the woman’s statement, she was on her way from...
View ArticleThree die in Jeddah fire
JEDDAH — An elderly couple and their 28 year-old son died in a fire in their home in the Al-Montazahat neighborhood, south of Jeddah on Sunday. Civil Defense teams that rushed to the house...
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Five killed in road accident
JEDDAH — Five people were killed and four others injured in an accident involving four cars. Ground and air-ambulance teams responded to the accident and treated some of the cases on ground....
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Liquor factory busted
JEDDAH — Police busted a liquor factory operated by an African couple in the Al-Jamia District, south of Jeddah. Police received reports about some suspicious activities in the ...
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